Parents file suit against South Callaway district

MOKANE, Mo. -- Parents of a South Callaway School District student are suing the district for allegedly violating the child's rights under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Roger and Sharon Miller of Mokane say, in a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for Western Missouri, that a 2008 evaluation showed that their son has ADHD, but the district did nothing to determine that the boy had a disability.

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Superintendent Mary Lynn Battles said the district was issued a public summons the latter part of March and, as of yet, no court date has been set.